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Collections

Finial in the Form of a Vase with Pedestal Base12th century

Not on view
Small ancient vessel shaped like a stylized human figure, with a cylindrical open top, rounded body, and disc foot, covered in mottled teal and rose-pink corrosion

Unknown, Finial in the Form of a Vase with Pedestal Base, 12th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Kate Fitz Gibbon and Andrew Hale, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Finial in the Form of a Vase with Pedestal Base
Place Made
Afghanistan
Date Made
12th century
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
Height: 5 9/16 in. (14 cm); Diameter (at widest point): 3 in. (7.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Kate Fitz Gibbon and Andrew Hale
Accession Number
AC1997.253.31
Classification
Metal
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic